Nummer

See also: nummer

German

Alternative forms
  • Numero f or n (dated)
  • Nr. (abbreviation)
  • No. (dated abbreviation)

Etymology

From earlier Numero, from Italian numero, from Latin numerus (“number”). The feminine gender is probably due to the influence of Zahl (“number”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnʊmɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -ʊmɐ

Noun

Nummer f (genitive Nummer, plural Nummern, diminutive Nümmerchen n)

  1. number; see usage notes below
  2. issue (of a magazine, etc.)
  3. (slightly informal) size (of shoes or clothes)
  4. song; composition (chiefly of easy listening)
  5. act; stunt; shtick
  6. (colloquial) character (idiosyncratic person)
  7. (slang) sex; an instance of sexual intercourse

Usage notes
  • The German word for an abstract entity used to describe quantity, or a symbol thereof, is Zahl. A Zahl is only called a Nummer when it is used as a means of identification, e.g. in a ranking list, as a phone number, a model number, etc.

Declension
Declension of Nummer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Nummer die Nummern
genitive einer der Nummer der Nummern
dative einer der Nummer den Nummern
accusative eine die Nummer die Nummern

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Nummer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Nummer in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms
  • Nummero

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin numerus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnumɐ/

Noun

Nummer f (plural Nummeren)

  1. number (of identification)
  2. telephone number
  3. issue, edition
  4. act, routine, performance
  5. size (of clothing)
  6. (colloquial) character (idiosyncratic person)

Derived terms
  • Telefonsnummer

See also
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